Should be a simple thing, take out E6600, put in E8500, BIOS should automatically adjust timings and away we go, but....
I put in the E8500 and within seconds, literally, the computer shuts itself off. Completely off. Sometimes I can get into the BIOS before it shuts down, other times I cannot even get into the BIOS.
My mobo is flashed to the latest BIOS that accepts 1333 Mhz FSB, but even if it didn't, shouldn't the E8500 be able to run at 1066 FSB?
Anyway, any advice? Bad CPU maybe? Adjust timings in BIOS before installing new CPU? I'm at a loss here as this has never happened to me before.
By the way, I took out the E8500 and put my E6600 back in and no problems.
I put in the E8500 and within seconds, literally, the computer shuts itself off. Completely off. Sometimes I can get into the BIOS before it shuts down, other times I cannot even get into the BIOS.
My mobo is flashed to the latest BIOS that accepts 1333 Mhz FSB, but even if it didn't, shouldn't the E8500 be able to run at 1066 FSB?
Anyway, any advice? Bad CPU maybe? Adjust timings in BIOS before installing new CPU? I'm at a loss here as this has never happened to me before.
By the way, I took out the E8500 and put my E6600 back in and no problems.